Business

BSCR is staffed with attorneys who have extensive experience representing clients in the following practice areas:

CORPORATE

Our corporate attorneys understand the demands faced by businesses and provide a broad range of legal services that address the daily financial and business needs of public and private companies of all sizes and in a variety of industries.  Working in conjunction with our real estate and tax attorneys, BSCR attorneys have established practices, procedures and documentation for all phases of the formation and operation of all business entities to ensure that our clients will meet their business goals.  Our attorneys have experience representing closely held businesses in all areas, including:

•selection and formation of the business entity
• acquisition or development of the business
•operation and growth of the business
• succession and/or sale of the business

Our real estate attorneys have  experience representing clients in the acquisition, development, operation and sale of all kinds of real estate and have been involved in all facets of financing, construction, land use, taxation, mechanic's lien litigation, environmental concerns and related areas.

SOFTWARE LICENSING

Our software licensing attorneys have experience negotiating and drafting software and systems development and licensing contracts including:

•web site development and hosting agreements   •joint development arrangements   •software escrow agreements   •domestic and international software license and sublicense agreements   •patent and trade secret license agreements   •domestic and international software marketing rights agreements   •confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements

Issues frequently encountered and addressed by our attorneys include:

milestone testing and acceptance criteria   •warranty liability  and limitations thereof   •maintenance and upgrade issues   •ownership issues   •patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights and infringement   •relicense rights   •confidentiality and privacy   •export controls

TAX

Our tax attorneys have the experience to handle the complete range of income tax matters faced by businesses and business owners.  They have represented corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, limited liability companies, and tax-exempt organizations with regard to the taxation of the business entity.  Our tax attorneys have also represented the owners of closely held businesses concerning the tax issues inherent in business succession and executive compensation matters.  In addition, we have represented clients in federal and state audits and administrative proceedings and have extensive dealings with state departments of revenue and both the national and local offices of the Internal Revenue Service.